The Balancing Act- Person 5

Frank Sesno made up a scenario that there were some suicide bombers that bombed in the U.S. on some shopping centers. The government then heard that the next attack would be to put toxins in our food supply. They found 1,000 people that fit the general profile and then narrowed it down to 60 persons of interest, denied them access to legal counsell, and also placed them on a military base somewhere. They did this all because they had a couple credible sources. The question is if it is okay to hold these people without giving them legal counsel and really not having any hard evidence to support what they are doing?
Peggy Hamburg made a good point saying that toxins in our food supply is a very serious situation because it could cause people to get very serious diseases. She also pointed out that these diseases probably wouldn't be any diseases that are normally seen and our hospitals most likely would only have a limited supply of the drugs to treat the people who were infected.
Eric Holder later made a good point saying that if he were in control of the situation that he would try and hold the suspects for as long as he possibly could so that they are in his hands and not on anyone else's so that they can get away and possibly follow through with the attack.
I think that the restrictions on civil liberties that were discussed make a lot of sense because you are only trying to protect the nation from being harmed. I think that being a suspect and knowing that I didn't do anything wrong and I can't defend myself would be difficult to get over at first but I think that I personally would rather be held and know that I am innocent and eventually would be let go because this shows that they have grabbed as many people that fit the profile so that they can protect the nation from a horrible attack. Also if this actually happened and I was a person that lived in the nation in which that attack happened I would feel a lot more safe knowing that they are interrogating as many people as possible because this makes me feel like the chances are higher that they have the attackers. It may not be true but it appears that way at least and it gives comfort to people I think. If they hadn't arrested many people I think that the U.S. would feel even more uneasy about the situation than they already are.